© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-telynor Recent reviews written by member telynor en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490880536196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Of course, the question remains, can you dance to it? I found this cd whilst searching through Amazon's database of tango music, and decided to give it a chance. I've gotten interested enough in the music of Tango that I'm willing to listen to any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490880536196 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:26:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490880536196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490505014916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Inevitably, books on European history land in my shopping basket whenever I wander into a bookstore. I can't help it, it's one of the more interesting places for me, and I never do quite get bored reading about the lives of the famous and not-quite-so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490505014916 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:27:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490505014916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490049080964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - The lives of Russia's last rulers, Tsar Nicholas II and his empress, Alexandra Feodorovna, have been a fertile ground for the entertainment industry, whether it be in books or films. Ever since the Romanov tsars were deposed from their throne in Russia,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490049080964 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:30:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490049080964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489790803588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - It used to be that traveling by air meant a certain measure of comfort. The plane would be clean, the seat reasonably comfortable, and certain amenities would be there. Toss in the feature that the airline is that of Italy, a country famous for a certain... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489790803588 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:01:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489790803588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489705213572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - After reading Anthony Capella's previous novel, The Wedding Officer, I was eager to read more of his works. I had found his writing to be entertaining and life affirming, two elements that had made reading his works a delight. So when I found a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489705213572 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:54:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489705213572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487532826244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Ever since I read Pat Conroy's novel Beach Music, I've been a fan of his poetic, sometimes absurd, but always memorable novels of the people of South Carolina, and in particular, the city of Charleston. Now the author has returned to this familiar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487532826244 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:26:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487532826244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486820384388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Lately, I've been reading some classic science fiction, where the focus is on contact between alien races and humanity, and what it says about us. One of the best authors who can do this with immense style and flair is C.J. Cherryh, who has crafted some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486820384388 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:08:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486820384388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486688788100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Several years ago I picked up a mystery novel on a whim, and found myself pitched headlong into the London of just after World War II, where life is still hard, clothing and food still rationed, but also the threat of Hitler is finally gone. In this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486688788100 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:20:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486688788100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486375460484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Every now and then I come across a film that bothers the hell out of me, and sometimes enough to really dislike it. Taking in the film, Michael Clayton, I was left with those ambivalent feelings. Taking the viewer into the world of lawyers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486375460484 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:47:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486375460484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483773746820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - I usually don't buy an artist's live album. Even more rarely do I purchase a CD/DVD combo pack. I just have a hard time enjoying live renditions of an artist's studio work -- more often than not, there's something missing, or the quality slips. But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483773746820 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:56:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483773746820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486119870084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - With every turn of the calendar, I see the release of yet another book on the last monarch of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, and his family, hit the bookstores. And nearly all of them have something 'new' to say on the execution of the family, and their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486119870084 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:05:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486119870084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485773708932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - This was the year that I found out about a new writer in science fiction, John Scalzi. Ever since I dipped into Old Man's War I've been hooked on his novels, finding them to be a pleasant, exciting blend of hard military storytelling and some new... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485773708932 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:06:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485773708932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485587127940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Sometimes I get lucky and come across an author that surprises me, and gives me a novel that I just can not help but fall in love with. Anthony Capella does just that with his book, The Wedding Officer, set in wartorn Naples in 1944, as the Allies... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485587127940 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:59:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485587127940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485432397444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - A new voice in historical fiction lately has been author Michelle Moran. Her first novels, Nefertiti and The Heretic Queen, have reached the bestseller lists, and have created a legion of fans. Now Ms. Moran has another story that starts in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485432397444 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:51:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485432397444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485104062084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - It's weird, but as I have gotten older, my appreciation of the flavour of vanilla has grown. Yes, vanilla -- a term that has embraced all things ordinary, boring or dull. But to those of us out there who are foodies, vanilla can be an exciting thrill... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485104062084 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:11:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485104062084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484861251204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - A while back, I had heard notice of this book on an online discussion group. I was able to find a used copy, and then promptly forgot about it until a couple of weeks ago. Now that I am planning a trip that will take me to the ruins of Pompeii, I want to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484861251204 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:46:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484861251204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484743810692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - One of the great things I love about living near New York City is that I have an opportunity to go and visit the many museums there. My favourite is The Metropolitan Museum of Art, especially their Egyptian galleries, one of the best in the world to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484743810692 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:11:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484743810692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483892760196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Being a history nerd, especially interested in the ancient and medieval periods, I tend to take a special point in looking out for books that explore daily living, and just how our ancestors were living in a far less industrial time. And one topic I love... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483892760196 Mon, 7 Sep 2009 02:46:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483892760196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483422867076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - It seems that this year I have become permanently hooked on the true crime books by Ann Rule. This time I took on the story of Anne Marie Fahey and Thomas Capano, a story that I had heard about before, but only in the sketchiest of details. I do remember... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483422867076 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:59:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483422867076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483185102468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - One of the happier discoveries this year has been the novels of John Scalzi, about the way that humanity may colonize and fight wars in the far future. Now in the third adventure about his hero, John Perry, the story comes to quite a conclusion, and a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483185102468 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:09:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483185102468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483084373636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - One of the great things about our modern age is that so much of the world is becoming known. And as a movie junkie, I'm really enjoying having access to foreign film, especially those that tend to slip under the radar and never quite make it to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483084373636 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:35:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483084373636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482582302340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - One of the happier discoveries that I have made in fiction over the last few years has been the historical thrillers by David Liss, most notably the stories centered around Benjamin Weaver, a Jew living in early eighteenth century London. A former... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482582302340 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:25:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482582302340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482121780868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Many of you who read my reviews are aware that I am a dedicated Jane Austen fan. And so, I tend to look out for anything new or interesting about Miss Austen and her works. This year, I found out about what has to be the most demented twist ever seen on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482121780868 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:46:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482121780868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481999621764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - This summer I've been slowly working through my stack of Netflix discs, and what with the recent spate of innervating heat here along the Hudson, it's hard to whip up any enthusiasm. Especially for this clunker of a film. Adapted from the German play... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481999621764 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:04:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481999621764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481721290372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - There are times when I just take sheer pleasure in reading a book. A recent experience has been Julia Child's memoir of her life in France, where she reminisces about her marriage to Paul Child, moving to Paris in the 1950's, and how she discovered how... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481721290372 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:31:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481721290372?linkin_id=8003929